Seth Fornea at Boatslip in Ptown July 4, 2013
I like to think of my blog as an important, educational site that can help you expand your vocabulary. Today’s vocabulary word is Ginger (or as they say around these parts, Gingah).
Ginger (ˈjinjər /noun)
Definition: A man or woman with red hair.
Example: Seth Fornea is a ginger from head to toe.
While the tide of public opinion has changed in recent years, there remains a strong and vocal group who see that acceptance as a direct and personal threat to their way of life. It is easy to disregard these groups but that would be a mistake. Rachel Lauren Clark, a member of the Pride Toronto board, sums it up best when she says, “the worst part of hearing the hate mail read out loud wasn’t the message’s content, but the fact it is so commonplace.”
Videos like this one from Pride Toronto remind us that the discussion in the LGBT community of do we live in a post-Gay society is a bit premature.
Much thanks to JMG for sharing this.
PrEP is a topic of conversation sexually active gay men should have with their doctor. While it may not make sense for everyone, understanding the impact the drug may have on you and our community is important. Recently researchers from Gilead Sciences, Truvada’s manufacturer, presented findings from their analysis of several studies at the ASM Microbe 2016 conference in Boston. This was what they learned:
An analysis of 32 studies of Truvada a.k.a. PrEP found that almost all of those who contracted HIV had undetectable or very low levels of the drug in their bodies at the time.
The takeaway message is if you choose to use PrEP and are engaging in sexually risky behavior you MUST make sure you take your medication as prescribed. You can read the full findings online here.
Recent blog posts about PrEP:
Gilead C0Pay Coupon Card will save you $: Read this post if you are taking PrEP
Join this local study: The Vacation PrEP Study at Fenway Health
“I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” – T.S. Eliot
Walt Whitman pictured with his younger lover and muse, Peter Doyle circa 1869
Keeping with the theme of prominent gay men from years past (last week I had a photo of Oscar Wilde and his lover), this week is a photo of Walt Whitman – one of America’s most celebrated poets and his muse and younger lover (he had a penchant for younger men), Peter Doyle.
I like to think of my blog as an important, educational site that can help you expand your vocabulary. In honor of the circuit party, that officially starts in Provincetown tomorrow, today’s vocabulary word is twink.
Twink (twingk /adjective)
Definition: A typically younger, thinner, gay man with little or no body hair.
Example: Twinks love Sergio.
The East Coast debut Judy Garland herself (by impersonator Peter Mac) takes you on a musical journey through her life from her days in Vaudeville, to her illustrious film career at MGM, and her legendary concert comebacks in the 50’s and 60’s as well as her CBS television series. GET HAPPY! Is a theatrical experience featuring all of Garland’s standards but your chance to see this show closes later this week with the last performance on Saturday, July 2nd.
Since the shooting in Orlando many have taken to Twitter with the hashtag #MyFirstGayBar. The tragedy in Orlando underscores a conversation that the gay community has been having with itself for nearly a decade about the relevance or need for “community” and in particular the role of gay bars as one of the foundations of the gay community.
Boston watched their LGBT bookstores close one by one, followed by many popular gay bars in the early 2000s as the traditional enclave – the South End – saw more men leaving and more heterosexual couples moving in. In light of the Orlando shooting, which in my mind was both an act of terrorism and a hate crime, it reminds me how important it is to retain businesses that are here first and foremost to serve the local LGBT community.
#MyFirstGayBar was Neighbours Nightclub in Seattle. What was yours?
Best Pecs party at A-House in Provincetown on Friday, July 1 ($100 cash prize)
What to do this week: June 27th – July 3rd
I Love the 90s Tea Dance starts at 4PM at the Boatslip on Monday, June 27 in Ptown
Broadway Gives Back features cast from the OGT Playhouse cast of Anything Goes starts at 8PM at Mainestreet on Monday, June 27 in Ogunquit
Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8pm) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston
November Project: Stair workout at Harvard takes place at the Harvard Stadium from 6:30-7:30 AM every Wednesday in Boston
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off showing at Fenway Park at dusk is on Wednesday June 29 in Boston
TransCEND’s Movie Night starts at 7PM at AIDS Action’s office in JP on Thursday, June 30 in Boston
Black-Out Underwear Party kicks off the Independence Week parties at the Crown & Anchor on Thursday, June 30 in Ptown
Burst with DJ Gustavo Scorpio starts the weekend at the Crown & Anchor on Friday, July 1 in Ptown
Best Pecs Party at the A-House will see the winner walking away with $100 on Friday, July 1 in Ptown
Therapy GLOW party 18+ from 11:55PM to 5:00 AM starting on Friday, July 1 in Providence
H2O Pool Party will cool things off for you during Independence Week at the Crown & Anchor on Saturday, July 2 in Ptown
Illuminata with DJ Thiago Oliveira starts at 9:30 PM at The Crown & Anchor on Saturday, July 2 in Ptown
South End Open Market and SOWA Open Market return separately in the South End every Sunday from 10am – 4pm in Boston
Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Independence Day Warm Up Concert is a great way to enjoy 4th of July celebrations a day earlier at the Hatch Shell 8:30 – 10:00 PM on Sunday, July 3 in Boston
Ritual is The Crown & Anchor’s leather fetish party during Independence Week on Sunday, July 3 in Ptown
Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.
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“I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.” – Napolean Bonaparte
Murray Bartlett, Lauren Weedman, Raúl Castillo, Jonathan Groff, and Frankie J. Alvarez in Looking: The Movie (2016)
One month from today on Saturday, July 23rd HBO will air a long anticipated finale to the short lived gay drama, Looking.
In the movie trailer, Patrick returns to San Francisco to attend a friend’s wedding after having moved away. When he sees his former boyfriends old feelings emerge and the closure he thought he had now doesn’t seem so clear. Earlier this week HBO released the trailer, and it made the rounds on many gay blogs, but if you’ve yet to see it, check it out here.
More information on the series here, www.hbo.com/looking.
I like to think of my blog as an important, educational site that can help you expand your vocabulary. Today’s vocabulary word is Basket.
Basket (ˈbaskət/noun)
Definition: A reference to the outline of the male genital area as viewed through pants, swimsuit or underwear – also commonly referred to as “package”.
Example: I could distinctly see a VPL on that guy’s package when he walked by.
My good friend wrote a call to action blog post earlier this week in reaction to the violence in Orlando last weekend and I wanted to share it.
Read and share: You Think You Know.
FACT: One of the survivors of the Orlando shooting could be fired from their job or kicked out of their apartment simply for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Throughout most of Florida, it is legal to fire someone or deny them access to housing or public accommodations because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).
Couldn’t resist sharing a photo of Justin and Nick having coffee in bed.
Fenway Health is looking for interested participants to join the AMP Study (Antibody Mediated Prevention). This is a national study that will enroll 2,700 men and transgender individuals who have sex with men. The concept behind the study is to give people antibodies to see if they will protect them from getting infected with HIV. This is the first study of its kind, testing whether antibodies can prevent HIV infections.
Qualified participants will be compensated up to $1800 for their time. Learn more about the AMP study by watching the video below or visiting the Fenway Health AMP Study page.
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